I am the good shepherd

"I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep."

    Three large medallions dominate the window setting its theme.  At the top,  Jesus is represented as the shepherd who so cares for his sheep that he will risk his own safety to protect them from the wolves, while by contrast one who is only a hired shepherd will flee and leave the sheep helpless.

    At the bottom, the large scene reflects the poignant moment when Jesus, having been taken as a captive to the high priest's house, overhears Peter in the courtyard deny Him. "And the Lord," says the account, "turned and looked at Peter."  The center medallion shows the Savior on the cross.

    The left lancet shows two medallions, the top symbolizing the witness of John the Baptist,  who,  when he saw Jesus for the first time exclaimed, "Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!" Below, Jesus rides triumphantly into Jerusalem faithfully to endure His passion.

    The right lancet also shows two medallions.  The upper one symbolizes the brutality of the soldiers who made cruel sport of their Prisoner.  The lower scene shows Simon, a man of Cyrene in Africa, who is forced into service by the soldiers to carry the heavy cross to the place of crucifixion.

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